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the most highly recommended bed in america. buy a tempur-pedic mattress set and get a free twin tempur-simplicity mattress. find a store near you at tempurpedic.com. >>> breaking news. the president meeting right now with the national security council about syria. at the same time the secretary of state john kerry still scheduled to speak about syria at 12:30 p.m. eastern time, which is just a little more than an hour and a half from now. for the time being market close to the lows of the day, down almost 50 points. let's get to the cme group, rack s -- rick santelli in chicago. >> a nice three-day weekend coming up. i talked to a lot of traders on the floor who are technicians and they're trying to get a handle on these quiet markets on what's going on with interest rates. you heard me talk about the significant set of high yield tops we made on july 5th, whether it was the five year at 1.61 is% or the ten-year at 2.74%. the fact that on the ten-year we took that level out on the 15th. basically it was six weeks. time gets rea
the most highly recommended bed in america. buy a tempur-pedic mattress set and get a free twin tempur-simplicity mattress. find a store near you at tempurpedic.com. >>> breaking news. the president meeting right now with the national security council about syria. at the same time the secretary of state john kerry still scheduled to speak about syria at 12:30 p.m. eastern time, which is just a little more than an hour and a half from now. for the time being market close to the lows of...
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it has been two years since s&p downgraded america's credit rating, so where are we now? s&p's chaired the global sovereign ratings committee will join us live right here at post nine. discount carrier jetblue is adding a little luxury to its transcontinental flights. it is a major shift for the airline. the question is whether it will pay off. social media stocks have seeb double-digit gains in the last couple weeks. we'll find out if it is time for the portfolio to get more social in a bit. >> two years ago today s&p downgraded the u.s. to double a plus from aaa. i am sure you remember that striking a cord from washington to wall street. >> we learned that the united states received a downgrade by one of the credit rating agencies. not so much because they doubt our ability to pay our debt if we make good decisions, but because after witnessing a month of wrangling over raising the debt ceiling, they doubted our political system's ability to act. >> so where do we stand? john chambers is the chairman over at standard & poor's and joins us this morning and i am saying i
it has been two years since s&p downgraded america's credit rating, so where are we now? s&p's chaired the global sovereign ratings committee will join us live right here at post nine. discount carrier jetblue is adding a little luxury to its transcontinental flights. it is a major shift for the airline. the question is whether it will pay off. social media stocks have seeb double-digit gains in the last couple weeks. we'll find out if it is time for the portfolio to get more social in...
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warren buffett sitting down with bank of america's ceo brian moynihan. find out what they talked about when we come back. if you're serious about taking your trading to a higher level, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then schwab is the place to trade. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 call 1-888-284-9410 or visit schwab.com/trading to tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 learn how you can earn up to 300 commission-free online trades tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 for six months with qualifying net deposits. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 see how easy and intuitive it is to use tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 our most powerful platform, streetsmart edge. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 we put it in the cloud so you can use it on the web. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and trade with our most advanced tools tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 on whatever computer you're on. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 also, get a dedicated team of schwab trading specialists tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 who will help you customize your platform tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 even from the comfort of your home. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 and talk about ideas and strategies, one on one. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 get
warren buffett sitting down with bank of america's ceo brian moynihan. find out what they talked about when we come back. if you're serious about taking your trading to a higher level, tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 then schwab is the place to trade. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 call 1-888-284-9410 or visit schwab.com/trading to tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 learn how you can earn up to 300 commission-free online trades tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 for six months with qualifying net deposits. tdd#: 1-800-345-2550 see how easy...
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and same store sales, 27. 25 in north america and 56 in europe, and not the 40% numbers that we are used to getting, but it is a barn burner. >> well, the retail stories of the last few years and this is a retail company that has really built something, the accessories and the purses and the like are so vast they have built something incredible. >> it is a new all-time high. >> and even higher than coach even though it is a smaller revenue base. >> and in terms of the market guides they guide 64 cents and the street at 64, so going into next quarter, more conservative, but that is the main bullish story, and on the flipside american eagle down 16%, and they are cutting the guidance from 21 cents to 10. they report august 21st, and the ceo robert hanson says they are not happy, and janny cuts to a new neutral, and abercrombie down, too, and sympathy, they say it is women's clothes and teens, mike. what do you think? >> well, we did not shut down a enough of the teen retailers in the recession, and it was a mini bubble in retail, and they are still there and fighting over this market share
and same store sales, 27. 25 in north america and 56 in europe, and not the 40% numbers that we are used to getting, but it is a barn burner. >> well, the retail stories of the last few years and this is a retail company that has really built something, the accessories and the purses and the like are so vast they have built something incredible. >> it is a new all-time high. >> and even higher than coach even though it is a smaller revenue base. >> and in terms of the...
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we could see some of the handset vendors looking at the asian and latin america distribution network for hardware and maybe one of the u.s. enterprise players paying a low price for the knock and residual services revenue. >> there was a line in the copy about this talking about the involvement of a silver lake or the tie up with a company like dell. you do have kind of these two businesses, dell and blackberry, both whose fundamental sectors or at least what they do seems to be in decline. what do you think about that? is that sheer speculation or are there any synergy that is could be unlocked there? >> we don't cover dell, so i am not going to comment on specific synergies with that company. clearly some of the legacy technology companies out there have been struggling with the transition to mobile and blackberry has at least today a large enterprise mobile customer base, so i can see on the surface why some of the pc vendors could be interested in this technology but i just don't see why they would pay up for an eroding asset. >> kevin, stand by. want to bring in a writer from th
we could see some of the handset vendors looking at the asian and latin america distribution network for hardware and maybe one of the u.s. enterprise players paying a low price for the knock and residual services revenue. >> there was a line in the copy about this talking about the involvement of a silver lake or the tie up with a company like dell. you do have kind of these two businesses, dell and blackberry, both whose fundamental sectors or at least what they do seems to be in...
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one is made in america, one is not. we will tell you along with whether americans care and how much more some would be willing to pay to see that little thing there that says made in the usa. that's after the break. she's live in los angeles with there that says made in the usa. she's still the one for you - you know it even after all these years. but your erectile dysfunction - you know,that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed
one is made in america, one is not. we will tell you along with whether americans care and how much more some would be willing to pay to see that little thing there that says made in the usa. that's after the break. she's live in los angeles with there that says made in the usa. she's still the one for you - you know it even after all these years. but your erectile dysfunction - you know,that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the...
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america feels a lot differently about it now than they did then. you have some of the echoes of the 1963 event here. you have got celebrities like forest whitaker and oprah winfrey and bill russell, jamie foxx speaking as well as a series of political figures, including john lewis, the congressman from the state of georgia, who was the youngest speaker at the 1963 event, and it's going to be capped off a day of speeches in midafternoon by addresses from jimmy carter, bill clinton, and finally barack obama who in many ways embodies the fulfillment of at least part of martin luther king's dream by becoming the first african-american president. many things left undone and if you look at the economic and educational achievement gaps between african-americans and white americans, there's still a lot of work to do, but this is a day to celebrate what has been done and the dream that martin luther king evoked, which has become one that americans broadly across the spectrum accept. >> that speech delivered 50 years ago today. john harwood, thank you very m
america feels a lot differently about it now than they did then. you have some of the echoes of the 1963 event here. you have got celebrities like forest whitaker and oprah winfrey and bill russell, jamie foxx speaking as well as a series of political figures, including john lewis, the congressman from the state of georgia, who was the youngest speaker at the 1963 event, and it's going to be capped off a day of speeches in midafternoon by addresses from jimmy carter, bill clinton, and finally...
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thank you, julia. >>> the safest car in america is the tesla model s. that car just got the highest crash test rating of any car tested in the country. earning five-star ratings in every safety and crash category. phil lebeau joining us now with more from chicago. phil, good morning. and i think tesla even tried to claim that technically it got 5.4 stars. >> there are sub tests done as part of each crash test done. that refers to the overall test score. when you look at these crash tests, the importance here is that not only did the models achieve a five-star safety rating according to the national highway traffic safety administration but according to tesla, these are the best scores ever when you factor in a number of sub categories nhtsa also likes to test. they stay it comes up with the lowest vehicle safety score. meaning it has the lowest likelihood of injuries when you factor in all these things together. what's the importance of this? obviously you want to have a good test score when it comes to your safety ratings. but for model -- for the tesl
thank you, julia. >>> the safest car in america is the tesla model s. that car just got the highest crash test rating of any car tested in the country. earning five-star ratings in every safety and crash category. phil lebeau joining us now with more from chicago. phil, good morning. and i think tesla even tried to claim that technically it got 5.4 stars. >> there are sub tests done as part of each crash test done. that refers to the overall test score. when you look at these...
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nutting, before we let you go with your hat on as chairman of the newspaper association of america, can i ask you about that industry? obviously the billionaires are advancing on individual titles. you see bezos with "the washington post." the koch brothers may be coming in. warren buffett has been advancing into newspapers. what's the future of the industry in the country. i know you've done studies of how revenue streams ever changing. will it be as strong as it is in two decades? >> it's tremendous you're getting the interest in the investment from very savvy, very smart people from multiple backgrounds. the entire media landscape absolutely is transitioning. digital is changing the way all of us interact with media. i believe that newspapers are uniquely well positioned to take advantage of that transformation. we have unique content whether it's an opportunity newspaper who is covering an event, a sports event, city council that no one else covers, or a national or global brand like "the washington post," like "the new york times." the amount of unique, original content generated b
nutting, before we let you go with your hat on as chairman of the newspaper association of america, can i ask you about that industry? obviously the billionaires are advancing on individual titles. you see bezos with "the washington post." the koch brothers may be coming in. warren buffett has been advancing into newspapers. what's the future of the industry in the country. i know you've done studies of how revenue streams ever changing. will it be as strong as it is in two decades?...
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almost 50% of our business in north america is mobile. we're focused on migrating from being a daily deal e-mail business to being a true e-commerce marketplace where we now have over 54,000 deals live every day in north america. and we're focused on taking what's working in north america where we saw 23% growth in q1 accelerate to 30% in q2. and really give that to the rest of the world. we're by no means done. we've got a long way to go. >> now, you're alluding to the fact that though you have seen significant growth in the u.s., there is still significant weakness internationally. what's your plan to get the rest of the world on track? >> i mean, we saw some good improvement this quarter. europe shrank 8% year over year in q1. and that accelerated to 4% growth in q2. so that's pretty significant growth. we're now focused on taking the stuff that works. we know when we bring more deals to the market it has a huge effect. when we can get consumers to basically start with groupon when they want to buy anything anywhere, any time, we know
almost 50% of our business in north america is mobile. we're focused on migrating from being a daily deal e-mail business to being a true e-commerce marketplace where we now have over 54,000 deals live every day in north america. and we're focused on taking what's working in north america where we saw 23% growth in q1 accelerate to 30% in q2. and really give that to the rest of the world. we're by no means done. we've got a long way to go. >> now, you're alluding to the fact that though...
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just over two years ago america was inspired by the egyptian's people's desire for change. as millions of egyptians took to the streets to defend their dignity and demand a government that was responsive to their aspirations for political freedom and economic opportunity. and we said at the time the change would not come quickly or easily, but we did align ourselves with a set of principles, nonviolence, a respect for universal rights, and a process for political and economic reform. in doing so we were guided by values but also by interests because we believe nations are more stable and more successful when they're guided by those principles as well. and that's why we're so concerned by recent events. we appreciate the complexity of the situation. while mohamed morsi was elected president in a democratic election, his government was not inclusive and did not respect the views of all egyptians. we know that many egyptians, millions of egyptians, perhaps even a majority of egyptians were calling for a change in course, and while we do not believe that force is the way to res
just over two years ago america was inspired by the egyptian's people's desire for change. as millions of egyptians took to the streets to defend their dignity and demand a government that was responsive to their aspirations for political freedom and economic opportunity. and we said at the time the change would not come quickly or easily, but we did align ourselves with a set of principles, nonviolence, a respect for universal rights, and a process for political and economic reform. in doing...
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but if you're sitting in middle america, you had no idea. it angers me because there's a responsibility there to the people investing in these companies, listed on that exchange, and, you know, to make sure they're aware of exactly what was going on. and they were left out. >> i think in fairness to greifeld it would be a question of priorities in his view. probably you have a relatively small team, the job has got to be to ensure that financially nobody gets hurt rather than appearing on cable television i think is the point he's trying to make. >> no question. i absolutely agree with that. i'm not saying that. i'm saying if you're sitting in the middle of the country you have no idea what's locked up and why. the press is the only conduit of information to you. i would say that we had an issue with facebook. we had an issue with the flash crash. we had an issue yesterday with what occurred on the nasdaq, technological issue. what i have an issue with is how it's communiqued to the public and how mom and pop in middle america are actually g
but if you're sitting in middle america, you had no idea. it angers me because there's a responsibility there to the people investing in these companies, listed on that exchange, and, you know, to make sure they're aware of exactly what was going on. and they were left out. >> i think in fairness to greifeld it would be a question of priorities in his view. probably you have a relatively small team, the job has got to be to ensure that financially nobody gets hurt rather than appearing on...
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the world would look at this and say that america is tinkering at the edges of the problem. i think that you probably believe that as well reading between the lines. do you think the baby boomers are failing this country because of not a carbon tax? >> i think the carbon tax is the cleanest way to go. i don't see the appetite in congress forget that done at this point. if you want to say something that is actually the best. you can make it revenue neutral in the sense that cow don't impose. you can cut other taxes for the individual and what you're doing is it's the producer of the things you want to reduce who has to pay the fine which is the incentive. >> why is it politically impossible to get that through congress? what do you have to do to change? demagoguery? >> do you believe the scientific evidence is induce putable but others do in the. >> actually most people do believe that something is happening. >> no voices in this country. >> no. the problem is you've got a congress now that is so focus and politics rather than policy that they look at everything as what's goi
the world would look at this and say that america is tinkering at the edges of the problem. i think that you probably believe that as well reading between the lines. do you think the baby boomers are failing this country because of not a carbon tax? >> i think the carbon tax is the cleanest way to go. i don't see the appetite in congress forget that done at this point. if you want to say something that is actually the best. you can make it revenue neutral in the sense that cow don't...
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america's biggest money managers are reporting their holdings. one of the latest from leon cooperman's omega adviser. he's taken new tech stakes in apple and oracle. on the flip side, he's cutting holdings in google, merck, and aig., the insurance giant. he's completely out, sold all of his stake in the spyder gold e 236789 f and he's completely out of all of his facebook holdings as well. >> great to have you on board. carl icahn is mad about a huge -- i beg your pardon. let's go back on that. carl icahn made a huge bet on apple yesterday, but when it comes to the best gauge of the tech sector, cisco might be your better play. we'll explain in a moment. my mantra? trust your instincts to make the call. to treat my low testosterone, my doctor and i went with axiron, the only underarm low t treatment. axiron can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid c
america's biggest money managers are reporting their holdings. one of the latest from leon cooperman's omega adviser. he's taken new tech stakes in apple and oracle. on the flip side, he's cutting holdings in google, merck, and aig., the insurance giant. he's completely out, sold all of his stake in the spyder gold e 236789 f and he's completely out of all of his facebook holdings as well. >> great to have you on board. carl icahn is mad about a huge -- i beg your pardon. let's go back on...